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Rod and Kristy Blanchard, Gypsy's father and stepmother, are featured in the HBO documentary "Mommy Dead and Dearest." They say Dee Dee Blanchard convinced them Gypsy had health problems and refused to let Gypsy be alone with them. Submitted photo

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Rod and Kristy Blanchard, Gypsy's father and stepmother, are featured in the HBO documentary "Mommy Dead and Dearest." They say Dee Dee Blanchard convinced them Gypsy had health problems and refused to let Gypsy be alone with them.
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"Mommy Dead and Dearest," a documentary about Dee Dee and Gypsy Blanchard, aired on HBO in May 2017. Submitted photo

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"Mommy Dead and Dearest," a documentary about Dee Dee and Gypsy Blanchard, aired on HBO in May 2017.
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On July 5, 2016, Gypsy Blanchard, 24, received a plea agreement in her mother's slaying that includes only 10 years in prison — the minimum sentence for a second-degree murder charge. News-Leader file photo

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On July 5, 2016, Gypsy Blanchard, 24, received a plea agreement in her mother's slaying that includes only 10 years in prison — the minimum sentence for a second-degree murder charge.
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Gypsy Blanchard raises her right hand and swears an oath while pleading guilty to murder in the second degree during her court appearance on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. Andrew Jansen/News-Leader

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Gypsy Blanchard along with her attorneys, Mike Stanfield, right, and Clate Baker, listen as the prosecuting attorney speaks during her court appearance on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. Andrew Jansen/News-Leader

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Gypsy Blanchard along with her attorneys, Mike Stanfield, right, and Clate Baker, listen as the prosecuting attorney speaks during her court appearance on Tuesday, July 5, 2016.
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Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott gives an update into the homicide investigation of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blanchard, 48, who was found dead in her home on June 14, 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

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Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott gives an update into the homicide investigation of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blanchard, 48, who was found dead in her home on June 14, 2015.
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The home of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blancharde, 48, and her daughter, Gypsy Blanchard, then believed to be 19, on Monday, June 15, 2015. Claudinnea was found dead in the home near Springfield on Sunday evening, and Gypsy was missing but later located in another state. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

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The home of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blancharde, 48, and her daughter, Gypsy Blanchard, then believed to be 19, on Monday, June 15, 2015. Claudinnea was found dead in the home near Springfield on Sunday evening, and Gypsy was missing but later located in another state.
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The home of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blancharde, 48, and her daughter, Gypsy Blanchard, then believed to be 19 years old, on Monday, June 15, 2015. Claudinnea was found dead in the home on Sunday evening, and Gypsy was missing but later located in another state. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

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The home of Claudinnea "Dee Dee" Blancharde, 48, and her daughter, Gypsy Blanchard, then believed to be 19 years old, on Monday, June 15, 2015. Claudinnea was found dead in the home on Sunday evening, and Gypsy was missing but later located in another state.
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The Blanchard house near Springfield, photographed June 15, 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

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Gypsy Blanchard appeared in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. for a preliminary hearing on July 24, 2015. Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Guillermo Hernandez Martinez/News-Leader

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Prosecuting attorney Dan Patterson introduces an evidence disc into his computer during Gypsy Blanchard's appearance in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015. Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Guillermo Hernandez Martinez/News-Leader

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Prosecuting attorney Dan Patterson introduces an evidence disc into his computer during Gypsy Blanchard's appearance in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.
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Gypsy Blanchard listens to hear attorney Michael Stanfield during her appearance in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015. Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Guillermo Hernandez Martinez/News-Leader

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Gypsy Blanchard listens to hear attorney Michael Stanfield during her appearance in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.
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Judge J. Ron Carrier is handed state exhibits by prosecuting attorney Dan Patterson during Gypsy Blanchard's appearance in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015. Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Guillermo Hernandez Martinez/News-Leader

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Judge J. Ron Carrier is handed state exhibits by prosecuting attorney Dan Patterson during Gypsy Blanchard's appearance in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.
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Stan Hancock, the state's second witness, of the Greene County Sheriff's Office points to an image of state evidence during Gypsy Blanchard's appearance in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015. Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Guillermo Hernandez Martinez/News-Leader

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Stan Hancock, the state's second witness, of the Greene County Sheriff's Office points to an image of state evidence during Gypsy Blanchard's appearance in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.
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Gypsy Blanchard appeared in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015. Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Guillermo Hernandez Martinez/News-Leader

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Gypsy Blanchard appeared in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.
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Jim Stanleyof the Greene County Sheriff's Office, the state's first witness, points to an image of state evidence during Gypsy Blanchard's appearance in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015.
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Gypsy Blanchard appeared in court for a preliminary hearing at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield, Mo. on July 24, 2015. Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Guillermo Hernandez Martinez/News-Leader

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Nicholas Godejohn pleaded not guilty to two charges in a strange case in which he is accused of killing his girlfriend's mother in a home just north of Springfield. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

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Nicholas Godejohn enters the courtroom during an arraignment on Monday, July 13, 2015. Godejohn pleaded not guilty to two charges in a strange case in which he is accused of killing his girlfriend's mother in a home just north of Springfield.
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard raises her hammer during the dedication of her family's new home. News-Leader File Photo

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Dee Dee Blanchard managed to convince doctors and neighbors that her daughter Gypsy had several health problems including leukemia, muscular dystrophy and limited mental capabilities. In return, they were given many types of donations. Gypsy is now serving a 10-year prison sentence for her role in Dee Dee Blanchard's death in 2015. Submitted

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Dee Dee Blanchard managed to convince doctors and neighbors that her daughter Gypsy had several health problems including leukemia, muscular dystrophy and limited mental capabilities. In return, they were given many types of donations. Gypsy is now serving a 10-year prison sentence for her role in Dee Dee Blanchard's death in 2015.
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Rod and Kristy Blanchard, Gypsy Blanchard's father and stepmother, were featured in an HBO documentary about Gypsy's case. The Blanchard family is currently participating in the development of a proposed scripted TV series about the case, "By Proxy."(Photo: Submitted photo)

Today, Gypsy is working toward earning her GED and participating in the research process for "By Proxy," a proposed scripted TV series about the case, Blanchard said.

The News-Leader interviewed Gypsy's stepmother Monday with a phone call to Blanchard's home in Cut Off, Louisiana.

"She is thriving," Blanchard said. "There has been no long-term side effects from all the medication her mom had given her. She has a clean bill of health, thank God — and I really only think what it has done was stunt her growth. Now, don't get me wrong, her eyes, she does have a lazy eye if she doesn't wear her glasses all the time. That was since she was a little baby. Everything else was all a lie."

Gypsy has seen some, but not all, of the media hype surrounding her life, Blanchard said. For example, prison officials did not allow Gypsy to view "Mommy Dead and Dearest" after HBO released the documentary in May.

The first time Gypsy saw video of herself being interrogated by law enforcement was last fall, when she was interviewed for the "Dr. Phil" show, Blanchard said. That was also the first moment when Gypsy saw photos of the murder scene.

"I was really worried at first about it," Blanchard said, referring to the interview with Phil McGraw and the interrogation video. "You know, she didn't have a parent or a family member on the side with her when she watched it."

Gypsy called her stepmother afterward and said that seeing the crime scene "choked her up a little bit," Blanchard said. "But she handled it as best as she could."

Blanchard described her stepdaughter as "happy-go-lucky."

"Despite everything, she still tells me that she's happier now than with her mom," Blanchard said. "And that if she had a choice to either be in jail, or back with her mom, she would rather be in jail."

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Franchesca Macelli, a screenwriter working with the Blanchard family to produce the proposed TV series, said she has interviewed Gypsy since June and believes the 26-year-old is "very open about everything," trying to answer questions about her case as accurately as possible, as far as she can remember.

Screenwriter Franchesca Macelli is working with Gypsy Blanchard and her family on a proposed scripted TV series about Gypsy's experience with medical child abuse. Its working title is "By Proxy."(Photo: Courtesy Franchesca Macelli)

"She's such a warm and caring person, which is such an oxymoron," Macelli told the News-Leader on Monday. "You would think of a murderer as callous, hateful, horrible, but she's a caring person."

Gypsy has even sent Macelli get-well cards and a "very beautiful Christmas card," Macelli said.

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Gypsy Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on Nov. 15, 2018. Godejohn is on trial for fatally stabbing Gypsy's mother, 48-year-old Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her Greene County home in June of 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

Gypsy Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on Nov. 15, 2018. Godejohn is on trial for fatally stabbing Gypsy's mother, 48-year-old Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her Greene County home in June of 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

Gypsy Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on Nov. 15, 2018. Godejohn is on trial for fatally stabbing Gypsy's mother, 48-year-old Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her Greene County home in June of 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

Gypsy Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on Nov. 15, 2018. Godejohn is on trial for fatally stabbing Gypsy's mother, 48-year-old Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her Greene County home in June of 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

Gypsy Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on Nov. 15, 2018. Godejohn is on trial for fatally stabbing Gypsy's mother, 48-year-old Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her Greene County home in June of 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

Gypsy Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on Nov. 15, 2018. Godejohn is on trial for fatally stabbing Gypsy's mother, 48-year-old Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her Greene County home in June of 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

Gypsy Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on Nov. 15, 2018. Godejohn is on trial for fatally stabbing Gypsy's mother, 48-year-old Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her Greene County home in June of 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

Gypsy Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on Nov. 15, 2018. Godejohn is on trial for fatally stabbing Gypsy's mother, 48-year-old Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her Greene County home in June of 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

Gypsy Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on Nov. 15, 2018. Godejohn is on trial for fatally stabbing Gypsy's mother, 48-year-old Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her Greene County home in June of 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

Gypsy Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on Nov. 15, 2018. Godejohn is on trial for fatally stabbing Gypsy's mother, 48-year-old Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her Greene County home in June of 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

Gypsy Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on Nov. 15, 2018. Godejohn is on trial for fatally stabbing Gypsy's mother, 48-year-old Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her Greene County home in June of 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

Gypsy Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on Nov. 15, 2018. Godejohn is on trial for fatally stabbing Gypsy's mother, 48-year-old Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her Greene County home in June of 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

Gypsy Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on Nov. 15, 2018. Godejohn is on trial for fatally stabbing Gypsy's mother, 48-year-old Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her Greene County home in June of 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

Gypsy Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on Nov. 15, 2018. Godejohn is on trial for fatally stabbing Gypsy's mother, 48-year-old Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her Greene County home in June of 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

Gypsy Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on Nov. 15, 2018. Godejohn is on trial for fatally stabbing Gypsy's mother, 48-year-old Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her Greene County home in June of 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

Gypsy Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on Nov. 15, 2018. Godejohn is on trial for fatally stabbing Gypsy's mother, 48-year-old Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her Greene County home in June of 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

Gypsy Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on Nov. 15, 2018. Godejohn is on trial for fatally stabbing Gypsy's mother, 48-year-old Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her Greene County home in June of 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

Gypsy Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on Nov. 15, 2018. Godejohn is on trial for fatally stabbing Gypsy's mother, 48-year-old Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her Greene County home in June of 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

Gypsy Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn on Nov. 15, 2018. Godejohn is on trial for fatally stabbing Gypsy's mother, 48-year-old Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard, at her Greene County home in June of 2015. Nathan Papes/News-Leader

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"We talk about it," Blanchard said. "She says, 'if I can't get out earlier, even with the petition, I'm fine with that.' She's really fine with that. She's just glad she's not under her mother's care. I mean, even though she went from one prison to another."

"At least where she's at now, she can say what wants to say, can eat what she wants to eat, she can walk, there's nobody telling her 'you can't say that,' stuff like that," Blanchard said.